It wasn’t a choke job like so many Houston teams experienced in the 1980s and 1990s.

So, it can’t top the heartbreak all of Houston felt when they watched the Oilers blow a 35-3 lead in Buffalo on that January afternoon in 1993. It also probably won’t be as tough to get over as what happened to the 1980 Astros who were agonizingly close to the franchise’s first World Series appearance. And, it may even rank behind the 1983 University of Houston Phi Slama Jama team that suffered one of the most improbable loss in all of sports.

Coming home with a 3-2 World Series lead and two chances to close it, but failing to do so is painful, but perhaps that wound is soothed by the fact the Astros’ 2017 World Series trophy is still gleaming inside Minute Maid Park. Heartbreak isn't quite the same when you've so recently reached the pinnacle.

Browse through the photos at the top of the page for a ranking of the worst losses in Houston sports history.